Casper Ruud grew up in tennis under the leadership of his father and former tennis player Christian who looked like an idol Rafael Nadalwhere Manacor academy he emerged in 2018 far from the top-100 but as a young promising future as junior number one.
This Sunday at 3:00 pm the first Norwegian to play Roland Garros and Grand Slam final will face Rafa Nadal, the king of Roland Garros, who is undefeated on the past thirteen occasions where he reached the final day of Paris.
Ruud, 24, has trained countless times with Nadal, he defeated Croatian in the semifinals Marin Cilic33 years old and number 23, for 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 and 6-2 at 2h.55 ‘ a match was delayed by a dozen minutes, with 4-1 in the fourth round, because a woman jumped on the track and tied herself to the net.
An anecdote within the fulfilled prophecy. Ruud, who rises from eighth to sixth place in the world, has ten consecutive wins on clay, after arriving in the French capital with the Geneva ATP trophy.
From 2020 to 2022 he was the tennis player with the most fights won on clay, 65, titles (7) and finals (8). Finalist in Miami, defeated by Carlos Alcaraz, he has not yet taken a step into a related contest.
“It will be a special moment” in front of Rafa Nadal, who praised his ‘student’. “He has a great family, he’s a very good person and it’s no wonder he’s in the final with the results he’s doing.”
Source: La Verdad
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